Not selling it doesn't matter to me because the company that I'm afraid of ending up with my data -- ie the company I don't want others to sell their data to -- is Google itself. (my android phone is security-hardened enough to not run in the background and/or transmit 'stuff'). Err...what? But again, just returned it on Friday. I hear it's the least evil of the FAANGs. Data stays local, no ability to upload it online at all, and all processing is done without ever needing the internet. Fitbit is/was a mosquito, they could never surive an 'all out war' with Apple. They have a few other hardware divisions as well. I don't recall them ever having added functionality, but I recall at least one time functionality disappeared (they removed the website where you could view your data). The ability to completely change the look of the house on the drop of a dime and on a dime budget is awesome. The app seemed to keep getting simplified over time. One, they have been become known for not making great hardware quality (See recent Pixel line issues). Reading, and I guess I'll take the time to explain why it works this way. Network Monitor package - /config/packages/network.yaml > They can always layoff later if it doesn't end up being a fit. Haven't bought one yet, but the PineTime watch from Pine64 seems nice. I am referring to the Pixel 4 with Soli sensor that killed the battery. Does this count as more competition though? The RM Pro talks 433Mhz to my EtekCity outlets. Cameras are both for security and data sensors. It may provide simple price competition, but I don't think price competition is a main reason for the anti-monopoly sentiment you are referring to. Google has a perception problem. Mainly lights but also the sprinkler system and water supply. The mi bands seem great if you want something very basic. That's very debatable, considering the smartwatches from Samsung, Fossil, Garmin... And as a bit of a metric nerd the Garmin data exports rock. The Garmin Forerunner 45/245 might fit that bill. TV Time Automations - /config/automation/tv_time_on_and_off.yaml, Holiday Lights Script - /config/script/monthly_color_scene.yaml The great outdoors can be automated too! I don't know, I used to resist people's comments about Google shutting everything down, but I find myself on that side of the fence more often these days. Holiday Lights Scenes - /config/scene/monthly_colors.yam, DIY Alarm package - /config/packages/alarm.yaml. I wanted to like them, but the quality of the product was lacking, and I'm happier with the Apple Watch. Create an account or log into Facebook. There exist a number of open source tools. The same hardware division that came up with Brillo, sorry Android Things, never mind, it is gone now after 3 years anyway. Therefore, I do not want Google to have any data on me and that's why I am against this and other acquisitions. If this is a reason for acquisition, then why wouldn't G*gle wait until they were "killed" so they could come in and buy their business for pennies on the dollar? They discontinue them more frequently than an average person throws out a napkin. Also, Google has the capability to do much more damage with my personal information than most other organizations on earth. Nexus Q?). I ended getting a Mi Band 5 for $35 off of amazon. Look it all comes down to trust and I see way fewer reasons to trust Google than Apple. The Wand is pool side for quick commands and controlling the music if need be. I don't see how sharing data is a good argument for unchecked consolidation of power. Whoop has a lot of cool data and is lightweight but has no display, no GPS, and they lock you in with a subscription fee. Google could do bad things with my data in the future, but, to date, there is no company I trust more. Loxone im Einsatz? [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22236106 I agree with you here, a simple health tracker is awesome. Again, Apple has a much better track record than Google when it comes to privacy. Look into Gadgetbridge and the devices it supports. There's actually some analytics/reports I want to generate that Garmin doesn't provide, so I might end up doing it purely to write some reports. Oura ring is good. They say it as if joining Google was a positive. I put it on and only have to take Away scripting - /config/automation/away.yaml#L7-L9, Upstairs Automation - /config/automation/upstairs_motion_ifttt.yaml, Master Bath Automation - /config/automation/master_bath_accents.yaml, Good night Automation - /config/automation/good_night.yaml, Timed AMP turnoff Automation - /config/automation/Timed_Triggers/2200.yaml I wouldn't know where to start to create a smart watch that had good battery life, great screen, great app ecosystem, great sensors, and didn't cost over $400. an iPad on my wrist. It could be that I've blocked ads in my network or my extreme hate for ads lead to have unpopular opinion about it. It's an acquisition, but companies are made of people, and just because a parent company does something one way doesn't mean that it will fit the company they have acquired. Unfortunately google didn’t build on its success. Facebook has a clear user agreement with how they use your data, including not selling it - and they rely on users trusting them. I have one, and I think it's progressing fast. If I can steal your money and all I have to do is return it if you catch me, I'll keep doing it. All of the code is under the config directory and free to use and contribute to. You can use Garmin devices that way. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-advertising/apple-c... https://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-fbi-icloud-exclusiv... https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/22/22196180/oneplus-smartwa... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22236106, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24817304, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25337995, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10932968, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10933325, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25787066. Besides, its a business model I find unethical, so I want to distance myself from it as much as possible, and them not having data on me is part of that. At some point you realize that someone is so set in their ways they are affecting the team’s deliverables. :). As I remember, my FitBit HR holds less than 10 days' worth of heartbeat data, and can't be uploaded to the phone without the phone having connectivity to FitBit's servers. I can’t believe I’m defending them here, but honestly they’ve been the only tech giant that hasn’t sold out every bit of your personal info they had to make a quick buck. I don't have any expertise in this area, but my hunch from what I saw with Apple vs WhatsApp, is that in the long run sticking with paid products and not switching to Ads is better for success. That's branding. The 3rd replacement happened a week after the warranty expired, which to their credit they still replaced it. None of our engineers had to do a coding test to get their Google offer. First things first, they could pay back the $1 billion? (You don’t have to be just 1 type of company). I'd rather my data be with one of the tech giants than a unprofitable start up. La réponse est peut-être ici ! Upgraded to 0.115 and trying out Attribute conditions. (Something about how it’s tiny sensors work), Thanks for reminding me about the Oura ring, I've seen a few people say they've been happy with it on Twitter in the past year, it sounds like an ideal place to start - thanks! We didn't need to interview everyone to build a mapping. What makes you think Fitbit will fall in the former category? Hard to continue developing a product when the most talented people in the company have gone elsewhere already. Mobile devices are a critical part of my Home Automation. year I switch. Well yeah, otherwise they leave and take their friends with them. I am sure they make decent money on all their stuff but Apple has also taken a public stance on privacy and their devices aren’t seemingly backdoored as seen in the LEAs trying to get help unlocking them and being told by Apple that they can’t help. :o I ordered a Oura ring in the UK about a year ago, and it was just a standard online purchase. I also expected the money is hidden away, such that the the legal system cannot get it back. This is before we discuss whether jail is torture. But if someone steals someone else's identity and entire savings, ruins their identity, robs them of the ability to get another job or take out loans, which then results in them being unable to pay for medical treatment for their child, who dies, followed by their own suicide, I'd argue that's a far more tragic outcome, resulting from what you're categorizing as a "nonviolent crime". It’s the company to whom you send all your data. Apple makes 2 billion a year on advertising projected to go up to 11 billion in 5 years. What I will say is the obvious: Google engineers have been hired in the past at Fitbit and vice versa. If Fitbit were already a sinking ship for too long most senior folks would have left. I'm not defending google, far away from it. Monochrome. I’ve had my watch for 4 months, I don’t know why I didn’t see that earlier. They have a very clear history of buying companies, carving out what they need from it and reselling it (Boston Dynamics, Motorola, HTC, etc). Apple is a hardware company. On more than one occasion, I was on vacation with my wife in a foreign country and only got a local SIM card for her. While a fraction of total rev, I don’t think it’s correct to round off 2 billion and say they are somehow not an advertising company as well. But I've noticed a trend toward reliability. Using your data to sell you products is why they have your data. My combo is Apple Watch by day, Oura Ring by night. If Google could pump out electronics with the speed and quality of someone like Anker or Amazon they’d be buying half of Europe for cash right now. There is also the Venu and Vivoactive lines with touch screens, but their battery isn't nearly as good as anything in forerunner's camp. The GP is complaining about the phone -> server -> phone data path of the wearable -> phone -> server -> phone workflow for generating a nice graph. just want to be healthy. Any critical device down for more than 5 minutes and an alert is sent out. Such a fucked up thing that that's legal in some parts of the world. Every company uses my data for analytic purposes. What I do know is when you're facing down a multi-million dollar payout, principles tend to get tossed out the window. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-fbi-icloud-exclusiv... > dropped plans to let iPhone users fully encrypt backups of their devices in the company's iCloud service after the FBI complained that the move would harm investigations. My point exactly. (though that's because Google subsidizes it). Be sure to subscribe to the Blog Mailing list and YouTube Channel. This is more about centralisation/decentralisation, data aggregation. It’ll find the device just like a watch. But the device would only pair and should have some sort of functionality out of the box. They work on the wall and are also IFTTT compatible. Home? They can have a website that you can upload to that makes things visible to your friends, as long as it's opt-in only. Even ignoring the fact I don't want a stronger google, I also don't think this will provide meaningful competition to Apple at all. Google already does hardware and software that does a lot of the same stuff, no point in having 2 brands. I also feel that while you and I may be doing ok avoiding this stuff, many people don’t including old people and children. Steve Jobs stated that he wouldn't sign up to the acquisition if it meant that Disney culture would be imposed, because “Disney’s culture [would] destroy Pixar and distraction will kill Pixar's creativity". Key escrow is hard, eh? They connect to my Wink Hub. There is always more to the fine print. It's super easy to install and runs DNS, DHCP and ad blocking for the whole house on a great little 5v form factor. We've considered other ways of doing this that will preserve our requirements to keep customer data private and unable to be tampered with. There are plenty of studies about the effects that has on a person's mind. The Chromecast works well most of the time. They keep all logs forever and behave like USB storage when connected to a PC. Google also wanted the Fitbit patents for IP litigation protection. Read about the latest tech news and developments from our team of experts, who provide updates on the new gadgets, tech products & services on the horizon. This reads like a Google shill wrote it, but if not: Any statement made by the leader of an acquired business unit should be read like a letter burning in a bonfire - they may mean it at the time, but they have no real power to make it true in the future. Fitbit's big enough that I doubt you'd re-interview every engineer and doing that would scare engineers away, but Fitbit's not big enough where you'd let Fitbit continue to do their own thing for a long period of time. The Go lights are specifically for the kids since they are both wireless and also have a button on them making them very tactile for kids. Scenes are activated via IFTTT/HA integration. Translation: Google now has access to all your fitness and health data and will be integrated into Google Fit. 55 talking about this. Nobody wins here, except for a very small group of already outrageously powerful and rich people. I don’t often wear them together. > very much doubt fitbit has any tech or products google couldn't make themselves in a few months. And they do have a prison system meant for prevention of recidivism and reintegration into society. Expected /s as well, but at home I often hear the "I don't work for the CIA" argument against privacy paranoia so I'm not surprised. Look at the Google Cardboard, dead. The only solution was to log in to fitbit.com in a browser, change a setting there, then re-sync my device via the app. These switches control the toilet light, both vanities and bedroom overhead light. Let's say someone steal a billion dollars through fraud and hide it. https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/22/22196180/oneplus-smartwa... Why can't I have an entirely offline driven system? Be sure to use the referral code 'Reliable jaguar' so we both get priority for Beta Tests! Then you have been proven wrong by history since Facebook went back on their word in both cases meaning you can't trust them or Facebook for that matter to do any better than a startup company profitable or not. More controls are coming but I use this extensively. Apple on the other hand was the one phone manufacturer who straight up told the FBI that it’s latest phones cannot be unlocked by them because of the full device encryption they used. Having the watch accidentally turn on with full brightness while I'm trying to sleep just sucks. Alexa Echo Devices - Alexa Device … They by no means built it from scratch. Garage Speech Automations - /config/automation/Speech/garage_closed.yaml, Garadget Garage Door Opener video and Write up, Garage reflection Automations - /config/automation/garadget.yaml, Tweet Automations - /config/script/tweet.yaml, Juicebox package - /config/packages/juicenet.yaml.
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